List of Killed in Action in Iraq War-July 2004

Following is the official list of American military personnel killed in action supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom in June 2004 Click on the name to go to the "Fallen Heroes Memorial" page where you can leave condolences and remembrances. Recent entries may not yet be linked.

July 29:

Spc. Joseph F. Herndon, II, 21, of Derby, Kan., died in Hawijah, Iraq, when he was shot while on guard duty. Herndon was assigned to the Army’s 1st Battalion, 27th Infantry, 25th Infantry Division (Light), Schofield Barracks, Hawaii.

July 28:

Lt. Col. David S. Greene, 39, of Raleigh, N.C., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was a reservist assigned to Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 775, Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3D Marine Air Wing, Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif.

Gunnery Sgt. Shawn A. Lane, 33, of Corning, N.Y., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Headquarters Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Pfc. Ken W. Leisten, 20, of Cornelius, Ore., died in Taji, Iraq, when his vehicle struck an improvised explosive device. Leisten was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry, Corvallis, Ore.

July 27:

Sgt. DeForest L. Talbert, 24, of Charleston, W.Va., died in Baladruc, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his vehicle. Talbert was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 150th Armor Regiment from Beckley, W.Va.

July 24:

Spc. Nicholas J. Zangara, 21, of Philadelphia, Pa., died in Tikrit, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near his convoy vehicle. Zangara was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Infantry Division from Schweinfurt, Germany.

July 23:

Lance Cpl. Vincent M. Sullivan, 23, of Chatham, N.J., died due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force Camp Lejeune, N.C.

July 22:

Pvt. 1st Class Torey J. Dantzler, 22, of Columbia, La., died in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated on the side of the road near his convoy vehicle. Dantzler was assigned to the Army's 66th Transportation Company from Kaiserslautern, Germany.

Sgt. Tatjana Reed, 34, of Fort Campbell, K.Y., died in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near her convoy vehicle. Reed was assigned to the 66th Transportation Company from Kaiserslautern, Germany.

July 21:

Pfc. Nicholas H. Blodgett, 21, of Wyoming, Mich., died July 21, in Abdalluyah, Iraq, when his patrol vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Blodgett was assigned to the Army’s 1st Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Lance Cpl. Mark E. Engel, 21, of Grand Junction, Col., died at Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, Texas, of wounds he received as result of enemy action on July 6 in Al Anbar Province, Iraq.   He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

July 20:

Staff Sgt. Michael J. Clark, 29, of Leesburg Lake, Fla., died due to enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to Combat Service Support Battalion 1, Combat Service Support Group 11, 1st Force Service Support Group, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Spc. Danny B. Daniels, II, 23, of Varney, W.V., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his patrol vehicle came under attack by small arms fire and hit an improvised explosive device. Daniels was assigned to the Army’s 630th Military Police Company, 793rd Military Police Battalion, 89th Military Police Brigade, Bamberg, Germany.

Cpl. Todd J. Godwin, 21, of Muskingum County, Ohio, died due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Battalion, 8th Marines, 2nd Marine Division, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

July 19:

Sgt. Dale T. Lloyd, 22, of Watsontown, Pa., died in Scandaria, Iraq, when multiple mortars rounds hit his forward operating base. Sgt. Lloyd was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

Pfc. Charles C. Persing, 20, of Albany, La., died in Scandaria, Iraq, when multiple mortars rounds hit his forward operating base. Pfc. Persing was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 32nd Infantry, 1st Brigade, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

July 17:

Spc. Craig S. Frank, 24, of Lincoln Park, Mich., died near Baghdad, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit an improvised explosive device. Frank was assigned to the Army National Guard’s 1775th Military Police Company from Pontiac, Mich.

Sgt. 1st Class David A. Hartman, 41, of Akron, Mich., died in Bayji, Iraq, when the vehicle he was driving was hit by an improvised explosive device. Hartman was assigned to the Army Reserve’s 401st Transportation Company from Battle Creek, Mich.

July 16:

Lance Cpl. Bryan P. Kelly, 21, of Klamath, Ore., died July 16 due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 1st Combat Engineer Battalion, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Pendleton, Calif.

July 15:

Staff Sgt. Paul C. Mardis, Jr., 25, of Palmetto, Fla., died in Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained on May 20 in Mosul, Iraq, when his vehicle was struck by an improvised explosive device. Mardis was assigned to the Army’s 3rd Battalion, 5th Special Forces Group, from Fort Campbell, Ky.

July 14:

Pfc. Jesse J. Martinez, 20, of Tracy, Calif., died in Talafar, Iraq, when their vehicle rolled over as the driver tried to avoid another vehicle. Pfc. Martinez was assigned to the Army’s 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash.

Cpl. Demetrius L. Rice, 24, of Ortonville, Minn., died in Talafar, Iraq, when their vehicle rolled over as the driver tried to avoid another vehicle. Cpl. Rice was assigned to the Army’s 5th Battalion, 20th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division, from Fort Lewis, Wash.

July 13:

Pfc. Torry D. Harris, 21, of Chicago, Ill., died in Tikrit, Iraq, of non-combat related injuries. Harris was assigned to the 12th Chemical Company, Kitzingen, Germany.

July 11:

Sgt. Jeremy J. Fischer, 26, of Lincoln, Neb., died in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their convoy vehicle.   Sgt. Fischer was assigned to the 267th Ordnance Company, Nebraska National Guard, Lincoln, Neb.

Staff Sgt. Dustin W. Peters, 25, of El Dorado, Kan., died as result of enemy action near the Forward Operating Base Summerall in Iraq. He was assigned to the 314th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.

Sgt. 1st Class Linda Ann Tarango-Griess, 33, of Sutton, Neb., died in Samarra, Iraq, when an improvised explosive device detonated near their convoy vehicle.   Sgt. 1st Class Tarango-Griess was assigned to the 267th Ordnance Company, Nebraska National Guard, Lincoln, Neb.

Sgt. James G. West, 34, of Watertown, N.Y., died near Al Hillah, Iraq, when the vehicle they were riding in was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle. Sgt. West was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Brigade, Baumholder, Germany.

Spc. Dana N. Wilson, 26, of Fountain, Colo., died near Al Hillah, Iraq, when the vehicle they were riding in was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle. Spc. Wilson was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 94th Field Artillery Brigade, Baumholder, Germany.

July 10:

Cpl. Terry Holmes, 22, of Hollywood, Fla., died due a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Cpl. Holmes was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Sgt. Krisna Nachampassak, 27, of Burke, Va., died due a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Sgt. Nachampassak was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Pfc. Christopher J. Reed, 20, of Craigmont, Idaho., died due a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Pfc. Reed was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Staff Sgt. Trevor Spink, 36, of Farmington, Mo., died due a non-combat related vehicle accident in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Staff Sgt. Spink was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

July 8:

Pfc. Collier E. Barcus, 21, of McHenry, Ill., died while in the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters when it came under a mortar attack in Baghdad, Iraq. Pfc. Barcus was assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Sgt. Robert E. Colvill, Jr., 31, of Anderson, Ind., died while in the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters when it came under a mortar attack in Baghdad, Iraq. Sgt. Colvill was assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Spc. Shawn M. Davies, 22, of Aliquippa, Pa., died in Baghdad, Iraq, of a non-combat related illness. Spc. Davies was assigned to the 4th Battalion, 5th Air Defense Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas.

Spc. William R. Emanuel, IV, 19, of Stockton, Calif., died while in the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters when it came under a mortar attack in Baghdad, Iraq. Spc. Emanuel was assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Spc. Joseph M. Garmback, Jr., 24, of Cleveland, Ohio, died while in the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters when it came under a mortar attack in Baghdad, Iraq. Spc. Garmback was assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Spc. Sonny G. Sampler, 23, of Oklahoma City, Okla., died while in the Iraqi National Guard Headquarters when it came under a mortar attack in Baghdad, Iraq. Spc. Sampler was assigned to 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division, Schweinfurt, Germany.

Spc. Jeremiah W. Schmunk, 21, of Richland, Wash., died in Baghdad, Iraq, when his vehicle came under attack by rocket propelled grenade and small arms fire. Schmunk was assigned to the Company C, 1st Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment, 1st Calvalry, Washington National Guard, Moses Lake, Wash.

July 7:

Sgt. Michael C. Barkey, 22, of Canal Fulton, Ohio, died in Ar Ramadi, Iraq, when a tire on his military vehicle blew out, the driver lost control and the vehicle turned over. Barkey was assigned to the Army National Guard's 1484th Transportation Company, Akron, Ohio.

Pfc. Samuel R. Bowen, 38, of Cleveland, Ohio, died in Samarra, Iraq, when a rocket-propelled grenade exploded near his vehicle. Bowen was assigned to the Army National Guard's 216th Engineer Battalion, Akron, Ohio.

July 6:

Lance Cpl. Scott E. Dougherty, 20, of Bradenton Fla., died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Dougherty was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Lance Cpl. Justin T. Hunt, 22, of Riverside, Calif., died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Cpl. Jeffrey D. Lawrence, 22, of Tucson, Ariz., died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Pfc. Rodricka A. Youmans, 22, of Allendale, S.C., died as result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Pfc. Rodricka A. Youmans was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force at Camp Lejeune, N.C.

July 5:

Cpl. Dallas L. Kerns, 21, of Mountain Grove, Mo., died as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force at Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Lance Cpl. Michael S. Torres, 21, of El Paso, Texas, died as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Torres was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.

Lance Cpl. John J. Vangyzen IV, 21, of Bristol, Mass., died as a result of enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. Lance Cpl. Vangyzen was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 7th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, at Twentynine Palms, Calif.

July 2:

Lance Cpl. James B. Huston Jr., 22, of Umatilla, Ore., died in a vehicle accident while his unit was responding to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

2nd Lt. Brian D. Smith, 30, of McKinney, Texas, died in Habbaniyah, Iraq when he was shot while conducting combat operations. Smith was assigned to the Army's 1st Battalion, 34th Armor, 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kan.

July 1:

Sgt. Kenneth Conde Jr., 23, of Orlando, Fla., died due to injuries received from enemy action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment, 1st Marine Division, I Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif.

Lance Cpl. Timothy R. Creager, 21, of Millington, Tenn., died due to hostile action in Al Anbar Province, Iraq. He was assigned to 2nd Light Armored Reconnaissance Battalion, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, N.C.

Staff Sgt. Stephen G. Martin, 39, of Rhinelander, Wis., died at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., from injuries sustained in Mosul, Iraq, on June 24 when a car bomb exploded near his guard post. Martin was assigned to the Army Reserve's 330th Military Police Detachment, Sheboygan, Wis.

Sgt. Christopher A. Wagener, 24, of Fairview Heights, Ill., died in Mosul, Iraq, when his convoy vehicle hit a land mine. Wagener was assigned to the Army’s 10th Aviation Battalion, 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry), Fort Drum, N.Y.

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